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Famous people · Frenchtown

3 famous people come from Frenchtown, Harvey Spencer Lewis the best known

Harvey Spencer Lewis, the American occult writer, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are John Linus McAtee and M. P. Randolph. From M. P. Randolph to John Linus McAtee, the births on the list run from 1868 to 1898. No town in New Jersey lists more than Hackensack, with 62.

#3 best knownM. P. RandolphSports · 1868–1926
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Harvey Spencer Lewis
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
M. P. Randolph
Youngest
1898
John Linus McAtee
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Frenchtown

Harvey Spencer Lewis leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of John Linus McAtee (2) and M. P. Randolph (1).

HL#1
Writing & Arts

Harvey Spencer Lewis

1883–1939

American occult writer

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JM#2
Sports

John Linus McAtee

1898–1963

American jockey

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
M. P. Randolph#3
Sports

M. P. Randolph

1868–1926

American football player and coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frenchtown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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